Curt Badinski

Curt Badinski
Born	(1890-05-17)17 May 1890 Grebenstein
Died	27 February 1966(1966-02-27) (aged 75) Oldenburg
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	23. Infanterie-Division 292. Infanterie-Division 269. Infanterie-Division 276. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Falaise Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Curt Badinski (17 May 1890 – 27 February 1966) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held several divisional commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Badinski surrendered to the American forces in August 1944 in the Falaise Pocket. He was held until 1947.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 October 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 489^[1]

Aus großer Zeit. Erinnerungsblätter des Jäger-Feld-Bataillons Nr.9. Weltkrieg 1914–1918. Bd. 1, Lauenburgischer Heimatverlag, Ratzeburg 1932.
Aus großer Zeit. Erinnerungsblätter des Jäger-Feld-Bataillons Nr.9. Weltkrieg 1914–1918. Bd. 2, Lauenburgischer Heimatverlag, Ratzeburg 1933.

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Heinz Hellmich	Commander of 23. Infanterie-Division 17 January 1942 - 9 July 1942	Succeeded by Reclassified as 26. Panzer-Division
Preceded by Generalleutnant Willy Seeger	Commander of 292. Infanterie-Division 24 August 1942 - 1 September 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Wolfgang von Kluge
Preceded by General der Infanterie Ernst von Leyser	Commander of 269. Infanterie-Division 1 September 1942 - 25 Nov 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Wagner
Preceded by None	Commander of 276. Infanterie-Division 10 December 1943 - 21 August 1944	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 269th Infantry Division

Ernst von Leyser Curt Badinski Hermann-Heinrich Behrend¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hermann Harrendorf Gerhard Pick² (Oak Leaves)

¹Oak Leaves with the 58th Infantry Division, Swords with the 490th Infantry Division. ²Oak Leaves with the 305th Infantry Division.

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